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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
East Ham 1953
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]
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TABLE 45 COST OF SERVICE
| Period | Ambulance Service | Cars from Transport pool etc. | Transport By Rail | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| £ | £ | £ | £ | |
| Tear ending 31st March 1951 | 19,057 | 463 | 3 | 19,523 |
| Year ending 31st March 1952 | 19,522 | 677 | 7 | 20,206 |
| Year ending 31st March 1953 | 22,094 | 219 | 3 | 22,316 |
| Year ending 31st March 1954 | 24,279 | 144 | 3 | 24,426 |
| Year ending 31st March 1955 | 27,482 | 185 | 9 | 27,676 |
TABLE 46
UNIT COSTS AMBULANCE SERVICE YEAR ENDING 31st MARCH, 1954
| Ambulance Service | Cars from Transport Pool etc. | All Services | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | |
| Cost per Vehicle mile | 2. | 10. | 1. | 2. | 2. | 9. | |||
| Cost per Patient | 11. | 10. | 2. | 7. | 3. | 11. | 11. | ||
| Cost per Journey | 2. | 0. | 9. | ||||||
| Cost per 1,000 Population | 204. | 0. | 0. | 1. | 6. | 0. | 205. | 5. | 0. |
| No. of Patients carried per 1,000 population | 345 | 0.5 | 346 | ||||||
| No. of Journeys per 1,000 Population | 100 | ||||||||
| Average Number of Miles per Patient carried | 4.2 | 41.2 | 4.3 | ||||||